Vinista 2019

PEDRO PARRA Y FAMILIA

Vinista
2019

  • Organic
Country
Chile
Regulated designation
Denominación de Origen
Region
South Region
Appellation
Itata Valley
Varietal(s)
Pais 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

About this winery

Pedro Parra considers himself a lucky man, a very lucky man. He holds a PhD in terroir from the Paris Center of Agriculture and has been a consultant for some of the top wine companies in the world such as Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Roulot in Meursault, Argiano in Brunello and Marco Morengo in Barolo. After 15 years of travelling around the world he decided it was time to make wines that he likes to drink and to create a legacy for his family. He wanted to make...

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Product notes

Pais blend from 4 terroirs mostly from the area of Nipas (where the winery is located) where you'll find black silty sandy basalt (like Etna) and silty clay granite. Around 12,000 bottles per year are made.

Production notes

VINISTA 2021 was ferment in oak tanks, concrete and open steel tanks. 60% whole cluster was applied. The wine was then age in concrete and large oak casks for 1 year.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 91 points -

February 2024 (Vintage 2022)

Camphor, menthol, red berries and grapefruit with smoky mezcal character. Elegant, with light red berries and some dusty, rustic tannins on the palate.

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